June 29: North Siders avoid sweep
Moises Alou hit a two-run homer to back Kerry Wood as the Chicago Cubs saved face in the city by beating the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, Sunday to snap their losing streak at four games.

June 29: Oakland rides Byrnes' cycle to victory
Eric Byrnes recorded his first five-hit day and hit for the cycle, cracking a single, two doubles and a homer before smacking a triple in the ninth inning.

June 29: Angels break out brooms
It might have been the strength of Angels pitching and it might have been a lack of Dodgers hitting. Whatever the reason for the Angels' 3-1 win over Los Angeles, Anaheim will surely take it.
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June 29: Cards beat KC for I-70 Series split
Albert Pujols went 4-for-6 with two home runs and drove in three runs in the Cardinals' 13-6 rout of the Royals to take 2-of-3 in the weekend series at Kauffman Stadium.

For the first time in MLB history, teams from the AL and NL competed in regular season, head-to-head competition during the 1997 campaign. The first Interleague game was on June 12 between the Rangers and Giants at The Ballpark in Arlington. Full story >